Posted on 04/06/2011 6:47:25 AM PDT by xtinct
Two mainstream news organizations are receiving hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars from Obamacare’s Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) — a $5 billion grant program that’s doling out cash to companies, states and labor unions in what the Obama administration considers an effort to pay for health insurance for early retirees. The Washington Post Company raked in $573,217 in taxpayer subsidies and CBS Corporation secured $722,388 worth of Americans’ money.
“It is fine with me if they continue covering the ObamaCare debate,” said Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee, in an e-mail to The Daily Caller. “When NBC used to cover energy issues, they identified themselves as a subsidiary of General Electric. CBS and Washington Post just have to disclose that they are subsidiaries of the Obama Administration.”
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
It's getting worse with higher taxes and more aggressive enforcement. After that, seizures of property and identification of conservatives. Heck, they are already protesting at the homes of those they disagree with. They've learned their tactics from the Nazis.
It's getting worse with higher taxes and more aggressive enforcement. After that, seizures of property and identification of conservatives. Heck, they are already protesting at the homes of those they disagree with.
Obama stash.
That's going to leave a mark.
I agree with you. We need to punish Facebook. They make money from our visits and they are going to pay Gibbs a million dollars.
Not on my account they’re not.
Health insurance for early retirees is a right? I guess it is, if they work for Democrats.
You need to be part of the presstitutes or the federal nomenklatura to get such favors.
” CBS and Washington Post just have to disclose that they are subsidiaries of the Obama Administration.”
Surprise, surprise!
Goebbels ?
“The Tea Party, and other conservative groups, need to get behind a “cancel your Facebook account” movement.”
Then you won’t know what your enemies are up to. There will be lots of people out there, some who know, and some who don’t. The ones who know can snicker at those who are deliberately clueless.
If they organize a demo in your area on the fly with short notice, you’ll learn of it the next day on the news, with no chance of a counter demo.
If they arrange an illegal flash fundraiser, you’ll never know.
Stay in the loop!
Taxpayers should not be paying for the media scumbags’ health insurance.
This is emblematic of why our nation is screwed and the GOP is not making things better.
O plans to run his campaign on Facebook and Zuckerberg gives Gibbs a job paying a million dollars.
Interesting info, Carley...
Hey, Obama rewards his friends; it’s the Chicago way!
Nothing to see here, move along . . . .
We can help ourselves by cancelling our Facebook account.
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Never had one to begin with. Hate the any kind of “fad”.
Where’s the outrage??
All you idealistic young skulls full of mush . . . guess who gets to pay the interest on this debt?
three of us!
Authorization: An act of Congress that permits a federal program or activity to begin or continue from year to year. It sets limits on the amount of funds that can be appropriated but does not grant permission to incur obligations or make payments from the Treasury. The actual amount of funding permission is enacted in the companion Appropriations Act.
The Antideficiency Act is one of the major laws through which Congress exercises its constitutional control of the public purse. It evolved over a period of time in response to various abuses.
In its current form, the law prohibits:
Making or authorizing an expenditure from, or creating or authorizing an obligation under, any appropriation or fund in excess of the amount available in the appropriation or fund unless authorized by law. 31 U.S.C. § 1341(a)(1)(A).
Involving the government in any obligation to pay money before funds have been appropriated for that purpose, unless otherwise allowed by law. 31 U.S.C. § 1341(a)(1)(B).
ObamaCare was an authorization bill. IT HAS BEEN STRUCK DOWN. So he can't legally spend.
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